BSP, which is in power in the largest state of Uttar Pradesh, and claims to survive on donations, made less than Rs 70 crore in 2008 - Rs 47 crore through donations and Rs 20 crore by way of membership fees.

The Congress and Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have been at loggerheads ever since Gandhi declared his plans to kick off the Congress '125th anniversary campaign in Ambedkarnagar, widely known as BSP supremo and chief minister Mayawati's bastion.